Valentine’s Day lecture on men

Gender relations is the subject of a Valentine’s Day lecture by Michael Kimmel, spokesperson for the national Organization from Men Against Sexism and SUNY Stony Brook professor of sociology. The lecture will be held on the Troy campus (Russell Sage College) of The Sage Colleges on Thursday, Feb. 14 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Kimmel is the author and editor of more than twenty books on gender issues including “The Gendered Society,” “Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990,” “Manhood in America,” and his forthcoming book, “Guyland: The Inner Lives of Young Men, 18-26.”

His lecture will cover a wide range of topics in gender relations including: gender identity, love, friendship, balancing work and family, parenting, sexuality, sexual assault and HIV. His talk will emphasize why men should support gender equality.

The lecture is sponsored by The Helen M. Upton Center for Women’s Studies, the Office of Cultural Enrichment and Diversity, and The Allies Center for the Study of Social Responsibility. The lecture takes place in the Upton Center, which is on First St. half way between Congress and Division on the right in Vanderheyden Hall.